If your DAW crashes specifically when scanning Waveshell1-VST3 11.0-x64 , it usually means the shell is trying to load a plugin with a corrupted license or a broken preset.
By version 11, Waves began deprecating VST2 support. The Waveshell1-vst3 variant offers: Vst Plugin Waveshell1-vst3 11.0-x64 -vst3-
If you’ve installed your plugins via Waves Central but they aren’t appearing in your list, the DAW likely missed the WaveShell during the initial scan. Vst Plugin Waveshell1-vst3 11.0-x64 -vst3-
The "11.0" in the filename marks a specific chapter released around . This version was a major milestone designed to: Vst Plugin Waveshell1-vst3 11.0-x64 -vst3-